Vilnius Christmas Market
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About the event
The tree is lit on 28 November 2026, and the market on Cathedral Square runs from that evening until 27 December. Vilnius keeps the design of its award-winning Christmas tree secret until the moment it is switched on, which makes the opening night the event rather than the market's first trading day. The city's whole festive programme starts the same evening.
Vilnius keeps the design of its Christmas tree secret until it is switched on, on 28 November 2026, and the tree has won awards across Europe - which makes the lighting, not the market's first trading day, the thing worth travelling for. The market on Cathedral Square then runs to 27 December.
The sequence is fixed: the festive season opens on 28 November 2026 with the Christmas Tree Lighting on Cathedral Square, the market opens the same evening on the square around it, and it trades until 27 December. The tree's design is not revealed in advance - that is the point of the opening night.
Key figures
Stay in Vilnius
Check-in 27 Nov, check-out 1 Dec 2026 — 4 nights around 28 November - 27 December 2026. Change the dates to stay longer.
AREA
Find stays in VilniusGetting there
- AirportVilnius International Airport (VNO), about 6 km
- Time zoneEurope/Vilnius
Host country
- Currency: euro
- Language: Lithuanian
- Driving: on the right
- Capital: Vilnius
- Phone: +370
- Emergency: 112
- Electricity: 230 V, 50 Hz, plugs C/F
Recent years
| Edition | Market on Cathedral Square | Tree lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 November - 27 December | 28 November |
| 2025 | 29 November - 28 December | 29 November |
Coming years
2027
govilnius.lt listed no 2027 dates as of 2026-10-19.